The Latest Breaking News from Cancer

COVID-19 health survey: Hunter cancer outpatients rate care 'good'

The virtual care delivered to outpatient cancer clinic patients saved time and was convenient, but four out of ten people said in-person appointments were better.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 11, 2022

Hairy Biker Dave Myers praises Si King for support in promising health update amid cancer battle

The chef shared that his hair and beard are growing back after chemotherapy as he said 'the numbers are going in the right direction'

Chronicle Live · Oct 11, 2022

Mum can't afford to live after giving up work to care for daughter, 3, fighting cancer

Wendy Larson was distraught when she found out three-year-old Mila had a tumour across the left side of her brain, with the mum fearing she won't be able to pay her bills as she cares for her child

Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022

Kashmir pro-freedom leader Altaf Ahmad Shah dies in India custody

Family of Shah, who had renal cancer, alleges he was denied proper medical treatment in jail despite repeated appeals.

Al Jazeera · Oct 11, 2022

First Minister announces new Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Service for Lanarkshire

NHS Lanarkshire plans to establish a pathway which will see patients receive an outcome within 21 days of referral.

Daily Record · Oct 11, 2022

Janey Godley announces she is going back on tour with her 'Not Dead Yet' show following cancer battle

Janey will be back touring with her 'Not Dead Yet' show next year after she had to take a break from performing after she was diagnosed with cancer.

Daily Record · Oct 11, 2022

'Lovely' headteacher who thought she pulled a muscle on holiday dies of bowel cancer

Tributes have poured in for former headteacher Ros Atkins, 43, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer after initially mistaking her symptoms for muscle pain

Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022

Miami's Little Haiti joins global effort to end cervical cancer

As a first step to early treatment, health workers who speak Haitian Creole are teaching people in Little Haiti how to test themselves for HPV, the virus that causes half of all cervical cancers.

WEKU · Oct 11, 2022

Brain cancer symptoms from nausea to drowsiness as new treatment could help

All brain cancers are tumours, but not all brain tumours are cancerous. Here are the early signs to look out for after a new US drug treatment has shown promise in helping to fight the disease

Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022

E-cigarette ban proposed as WA Cancer Council aims to halve smoking rates by 2030

The WA Cancer Council says there are still 200,000 smokers in WA and more needs to be done.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022